SINGULAIR Reviews (MONTELUKAST SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.1 (1370 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SINGULAIR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINGULAIR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | drug related rash | Numb lips and roof of mouth,cry for no reason and just feeling like I'm flipping out. Can't concentrate and focus. Also can't sleep. | Was given this drug in the ER with steriods, to stop a alergic reaction from Factive.I was fine for about 5 days. On the 6th day I thought I was going to loose my mind after taking Singulair. Could not stop crying, can't focus, and don't feel like I have any control of my body. I'm so glad I found this site. I will stop taking it tommorrow and see if I can get some relief. | F | 47 | 6 days | 3/30/2007 | 1 | allergies | My 16 yr old daughter had severe nightmares and numbness in her feet. I took just 2 doses and had severe itching and stopped. | My daughter took singular for about 2 months. It did help her allergies, but she started having very bad dreams and numb feet, didn't make the connection to the drug. I took 2 doses after she had been on those 2 months to see if it would help my allergies and had an immediate reaction. I looked up side effects and was horrified and what I read. We both stopped right away. This was about 3 years ago. Last year I got into a conversation w/a coworker whose 8year old was having having all kinds of problems with behavior. I found out the child was on singular and I told her to look it up. She took her child off singular and then thanked me "for saving my daughter". This stuff is lethal. The FDA is aware of problems. Go to the FDA website: do a search for Merck singular 2008. | F | 47 | 1X day | 6/2/2011 | 1 | asthma/allergies | Moody,unable to focus,rash back,exhausted,loss apetite,depressed,angry,can't cope. | Seemed to wk. very well for allergies-was able to give up inhaler, but not worth the side effects. Still trying to connect the dots. Anyone trying this drug should monitor any changes very closely. *My periods got heavey and out of wack. Acne itch on back*-*Never had these problems before.* Feel like this drug may have changed my hormonal balance-trying to figure out. Have other ladies exp. this? Going to stop this drug today and see if I can get back myself. | F | 47 | 6 weeks | 5/8/2006 | 1 | Asthma | Severe sinusitis. I started taking singulair for asthma which was not that bad. Seasonal. Soon afterwards I developed severe upper respiratory infections. I no longer take singulair but am on 10mgs of prednisone a day to keep my nasal passages unblocked. I've gained 30 pounds and are dealing with the other side effects of being on steroids for 3 years now. | I really dind't need sigulair at all. My doctor just thought it would help me manage my asthma. Now I'm worse off. | M | 47 | 1 years | 10/18/2005 | 1 | year round allergies | mood swings, nightmares, tightness in chest, dizzy, weight gain, can not focus, severe depression. | Drug works great for allergies - but not worth the side effects. There are other drugs that work as well that will not wreck your life. Working now on improving immune system with diet and natural supplements and natural treatments for the allergies. | F | 47 | 2 months | 4/8/2007 | 1 | Allergies | Normally a sound sleeper, but nightmares, achy muscles and very poor sleep after starting singular. Heart feels like it is racing, and feel very anxious which is concerning. I will not be taking this medicine again. | Far too many side effects to be used as an allergy treatment. | F | 47 | 2 days 10 MG | 11/10/2014 | 1 | asthma -generic brand by torrent | Started taking the generic drug which has questionable inactive ingedients such as sodium lauryl sulfate,1st issue lower back pain, joint pain, then temporal headache, stomach pain to vomiting. | Checked reviews and people appear to have less side effects with the brand name drug which has different inactive ingedients. | F | 47 | 4 days 10 mg | 10/31/2014 | 1 | Allergy induced asthma | Extream pressure in ears, vertigo, achey joints mostly hips and shoulders. Horrible indigestion with heart burn and acid reflux. Anxiety, feeling like I was going to die (which I have never had my entire life). Heart pounding and heart palpitations. Numbness with pins and needles, on face, left arm and left calf. Brain fog, forgetfulness, no get up and go. Two lung infections and I've had lung inflammation once. I believe these are all side effects of singular. Side effects came on gradually and I never thought it could be because of singular. I stopped taking it by accident ( forgot to pick up my rx) and realized my hips weren't hurting. I continued from there cold turkey. | I've been off for two months now and I'm so much better. It didn't happen for me right away. Joint pain and indigestion went away first with in a few days. Palpitations were next to go.. Brain fog and numbness took about a month to get better (pin and needles went away with in a week of stopping singular) anxiety is SO much better, still have little episodes and heart pounding every once in a while. My symptoms (now I know side effects) were really bad for two years I'm hoping they continue to go completely away. Singular has ruined the last two years of my life! I thought I was going crazy. I've been to my Dr eight times in the past two years, I've been to a neurologist, and I've had a treadmill test. All because of singular. Don't take it, it will kill you or ruin your life!! I can't get these years back thank God for my husband that is absolutely amazing and just kept telling me we'll figure this out. If anyone can say how long it took them to feel 100% normal again please say how long it took. I'm praying this is not my new normal, these little bouts of anxiety and heart pounding just keep reminding me I'm not quite back to my normal. | F | 47 | 4 years | 5/14/2016 | 5 | Breathing problems | Temper being shorter than normal | The drug works really well. | M | 48 | 5 months 10 mg | 11/8/2014 | 5 | allergy related asthma | So far so wonderful! | F | 48 | 5 days 10 mg | 4/7/2013 | 5 | Asthma | No side effects | I have been using it on and off as supplement to Seretide | M | 48 | 2 months | 1/26/2010 | 4 | Asthma & allergies | Joint pain in my knees and ankles, disconcerting dreams (odd dreams not scary), light headache, mild neck and back pain (could be attributed to tension in sleep due to the unusual dreams). | Felt the effect of my bronchial airways opening up 30 minutes after I took my first pill and was astounded and thrilled - an hour after I took the pill I could not stay awake and that night I had my first odd dream (odd dreams each of the 5 nights on 10mg). The meds also alleviated my allergies and was able to smell (sinuses opened) but I was dizzy the next day and very tired. Three days later started feeling achy in my knees. Two days later (5 days on the pills total) having problems going up and down stairs due to my knee joint pain, also have aches begin in my ankles plus mild head ache and light neck/back pain. At this point I halved my dose to 5mg. So far the joint paint is almost negligible (14 days total), dreams less odd still mild neck/back pain which is slowly lessening but I still find within an hour of taking my pill I am tranquilized and want to sleep; however, now I can fight it and stay awake and it does pass after about 10 minutes (at 10 mg was not able to stay awake). I take my pill at night so I just take it 30 minutes before bed so I don't have to fight the drowsiness it brings. My bronchial airways are still open and my sinuses are better than when on an antihistamine and cortisol steroid inhaler combo regimen. I am a bit tired during the day but I can accept this, the odd dreams, and the minor aches and pains since I can breathe again. I have not had to use my rescue inhaler once in the last 2 weeks. | F | 48 | 14 days 10mg 1X day | 7/8/2014 | 3 | asthma | depression, extreme anxiety, suicidal thoughts, rage, rash, leg pain, tingling/burning under skin | I just recently went off of this drug. I thought that maybe it could be causing my extreme anxiety. After reading this, it appears that I was right. I have been off of it for only 2 weeks. I feel calmer than I have in a long time. Even husband commented that I sound different. Not sure what to do about meds. Dr wants me to try symbicort. Very hesitant to try something else. Have had issues with other inhaled steriods. Must be better alternative. | F | 48 | 2 years | 12/20/2009 | 3 | allergies, asthma and bronchitis | Horrible nightmares, I fear sleeping...when I wake up during the nightmares they all seem still so real. Too scary, maybe difficulty breathing is safer??? They do help my breathing. | F | 48 | 3 days 30mg 1X day | 9/14/2011 | 3 | For mild seasonal asthma | How relieved I am to find these sites that explain such effects with Singulair! I have been experiencing horrible anxiety that it's debilitating to function throughout the day. I am on vacation and driving alot and feeling like I could scream with this horrific heart pounding I'm experiencing . I'm going off of this drug and hope to see a return in my normal bahavior and I can stop blaming hormonal imbalances!! I have also been not sleeping much and forgetting things. My Dr said there were no side effects . Don't Doctors have time to research the effects medications have on patients before prescribing them. Is there a connection with the pharmaceutical companies and the Doctors!! Is money always the bottom line and not the welfare of the patient!!! | F | 48 | 1 months .5mg | 7/26/2012 | 3 | asthma | Fatigue, loss of appetite so I actually gained weight, sores on my gum, my husband told me I sounded angry all the time,feeling aggressive, irritable and moody. After about 18 mos. on it, I suddenly developed an allergy to aspirin (it gives me an asthma attack.) | The huge benefit was that my breathing was never better than it has been my whole life, without the jitteriness I get from the inhalants. I do not take Singulair daily any longer because of the side effects, but use it sporadically if a cold induces my asthma. | F | 48 | 1.5 years | 1/28/2007 | 3 | Allergies | After two and half months taking Singulair I started noticing a twitch under my left eye, and I’ve had it for almost two weeks. When I thought about anything I did differently, the only thing was starting this medication. I’ve had an eye twitch before. It does it for a little bit and goes away, but not this one. My legs feel jumpy lately as well. I also have brain fog and thought it may be due to my allergies, but it seems worse lately so maybe has to do with this as well. I also have ear fullness/pressure. My doctor suggested I stop taking this medication. I am curious if these symptoms will go away. | It did help me for the reason I was taking it, but if it’s why my eye is twitching, I’d rather that go away. | F | 48 | 3 months 10 MG | 6/3/2021 | 2 | Allergies | Aggresion, Irritable, major mood swings - jumpy muscles and twitches, major stomach issues with pain and bowel problems, terrible headaches | I liked the way it worked on my allergies but the side effects were awful- the whole twitch - jumpy leg thing scared me to pieces! | F | 48 | 30 days 1X day | 1/11/2013 | 2 | allergies | red,raised,blistery,itchy,rash and soreness in teeth and jaws. Nausea, weakness and unsteadiness. | I took this medication once before back in February and did not notice any side effects but the prescription ran out. But when I got it refilled this month I immediately rashed and felt ill but did not consider the Singulair until I realized that I did not have the rash upon awakening each morning and it reappeared after I took the next dose, and went outside, however briefly. I am now considering if my moods were perhaps negatively affected over these past weeks as well. I may never know. | F | 48 | 2 weeks | 6/9/2009 | 2 | Asthma | Headache, migraine headache, numbness in hands, fatigue, inability to concentrate, irritability, anxiety, severe tooth pain, muscle ache, stomach cramps, hallucinations, weight gain. | I started taking this medicine almost two months ago because the old combination of asthma drugs were not working to keep me breathing easily. My doctor recommended stopping Qvar, kept me on Zyrtec and Nasacort, and added Flovent and Singulair. At first, I was breathing really well on this new regime. Then the headaches started. Then the migranes. Needless to say, this website has helped me to recognize some of the phantom symptoms which seemed so mysterious. The trouble with the symptoms I've experienced, is that they appear and disappear - except for the headaches and irritability. I'll be stopping this drug right away, and speaking to my M.D. about it... | M | 48 | 45 days | 7/14/2007 |